New Project to Highlight History of Asian-Americans in Fairfax County

Braddock District Supervisor Sharon Bulova will
host a community meeting to kick off a countywide Asian-American History
Project. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in
Braddock Hall (immediately adjacent to the Braddock District Office),
9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke.

The project is designed to capture and tell the history of
Asian-Americans who have made Fairfax County their home. The project will
involve local Asian-American residents in the recording, preservation and
promotion of history to produce a series of articles and books that
describe the different groups of Asian-Americans and their contributions
to and experiences in Fairfax County.

The project is being led by Cora Foley, director of the Filipino
American Historical Society of Northern Virginia. "Supervisor Bulova
agreed to sponsor the project as part of her leading role in developing
Fairfax County history projects, most recently the 'Braddock's True Gold'
project," Foley said.

The project also has the support of the Fairfax County History
Commission. The commission wrote a letter to high school social studies
teachers asking them to encourage their students to earn community
service hours by participating in the project, according to Foley.

Bulova is inviting Asian-American and non-Asian-American county
residents to come to next week's meeting, see what the project is about
and volunteer their time. The meeting will include presentations on Asian
immigration to Fairfax County, as well as the organization and structure
of similar history projects.

For additional information on the Asian-American History Project,
contact Foley at 703-250-1830, TTY 711 or corazonfoley@fanhs-nova.org.
For additional information about the community meeting, contact Christina
Fullmer in the Braddock District Office at 703-425-9300, TTY 711, or christina.fullmer@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of
disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request
this information in an alternate format, call the Office of Public
Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.